Even after five years of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan being launched, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has managed to build only 15 per cent of the total number of Individual Household Latrine toilets applied for under the mission. While 21,464 people had applied for individual toilets, BMC approved only 9,081 and has managed to build 3,222 till date, there are 33 toilets that are still under construction.

One of the primary reasons is the non-availability of sewer lines, said the civic body. While there are problems as slums do not have space and it is impossible to lay sewer lines in the narrow spaces between hutments, we should make every effort to have as many toilets as possible.